Electric drive retrofit kit
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsJoseph D. Tigue, Vance M. Buatte, Jonathan M. Baumann, Gregory Austin, Timothy J. Schlack
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an electric drive retrofit kit for a high drive track-type tractor. The electric drive retrofit kit may include a rear entry electric drive motor module that includes an electric drive planetary gear assembly and a second electric drive planetary gear assembly which can be inserted into a rear final drive cavity of a frame housing for a high drive track-type tractor. The electric drive retrofit kit may further include a generator, a cooling package, an additional water pump, a steering pump, a steering motor, power inverters with control modules, and electric cables.
Claims20
A high drive track-type tractor retrofit kit, comprising:
- a rear entry electric drive motor module, wherein the rear entry electric drive motor module includes an electric drive planetary gear assembly, and an electric motor;
- a power inverter with control modules;
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- electric cables.
A method for retrofitting a high drive track-type tractor, comprising:
- inserting a rear entry electric drive motor module into a frame housing, wherein the rear entry electric drive motor module includes an electric drive planetary gear assembly, and an electric motor;
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- mounting a power inverter having control modules to the high drive track-type tractor.
A high drive track-type tractor retrofit kit, comprising:
- a rear entry electric drive motor module, wherein the rear entry electric drive motor module includes an electric drive planetary gear assembly, and an alternating current electric motor;
- a power inverter with control modules;
- a cooling package having compartmentalized cooling cores;
- and electric cables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.